SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
4th Infantry Division
Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jun 10, 1969
Casualty was on Feb 25, 1970
In BINH DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
You were my next door neighbor for 5 years before we graduated and you went to Vietnam. I remember it like it was yesterday - I was home from San Jose State for I believe it was Thanksgiving. I was sitting at our kithcen table looking out on Pleasant Ave. I saw the marked military car pull up in front of your house & about 3 minutes later, I heard the screams. Because of this, I have been an advocate for non-violence my entire life. As tragic as it is, you have inspired me to think out of the box & to always strive for peaceful resolutions. I thank you for that Chad & I I know wherever you are, it is GOOD!
This is Sandy, I remember you, such a character with a sensitive side. I only wish some one could publish the poem you wrote to your mom I remember reading it in the OVN and the thought of it still gives me goosebumps. Gone but not forgotten.
Chad, you were a great friend and so much fun to be around. I think of you often and I will never forget you. I know you are in Gods' gracious hands, smile on Chad you were and are one of the best men I have ever known. Your friend Mitch.
"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we forget."
So many years have passed.........I knew about your service and Vietnam and thank you for your sacrifice. Y ou were always bigger than life at school. After I won 1st runner up in Miss Ojai contest, I finally had the nerve to ask you to dance. You turned me down. Even though that crushed my fragile ego, I still thought you were bigger than life. RIP Chad.
Chad, We became good friends even though I came to Nordhoff during the last part of the 11th grade. I've shared your story with many a friend and I'll never forget how caring a person you were when I need another friend.
Gone, but never forgotten. I hope you are dancing in the skies...think of you so very often. Best dance partner a girl could ever have...remember how we won first place so many times...
To think I saw you before you left for the second and last round of Viet Nam...to see everyone at your funeral...very sad. Tears. Have the rubbing from the WALL that I made of your name. Always wondered what if...
Richard Ingles
Charlie Poulis
Chad ! I've missed you all my life . You were a great guy and a great friend . I've always thought of you . Charlie Poulis
Susan Hillard
Chad,
You were my next door neighbor for 5 years before we graduated and you went to Vietnam. I remember it like it was yesterday - I was home from San Jose State for I believe it was Thanksgiving. I was sitting at our kithcen table looking out on Pleasant Ave. I saw the marked military car pull up in front of your house & about 3 minutes later, I heard the screams. Because of this, I have been an advocate for non-violence my entire life. As tragic as it is, you have inspired me to think out of the box & to always strive for peaceful resolutions. I thank you for that Chad & I I know wherever you are, it is GOOD!
Susie (Hillard) Preissner
Sandy Eckels
Chad,
This is Sandy, I remember you, such a character with a sensitive side. I only wish some one could publish the poem you wrote to your mom I remember reading it in the OVN and the thought of it still gives me goosebumps. Gone but not forgotten.
Mitchael Breese (Breese)
Chad, you were a great friend and so much fun to be around. I think of you often and I will never forget you. I know you are in Gods' gracious hands, smile on Chad you were and are one of the best men I have ever known. Your friend Mitch.
John E. Dodd
Still remembered.
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest we forget."
Pam Mageors (Townsend)
Chad,
So many years have passed.........I knew about your service and Vietnam and thank you for your sacrifice. Y ou were always bigger than life at school. After I won 1st runner up in Miss Ojai contest, I finally had the nerve to ask you to dance. You turned me down. Even though that crushed my fragile ego, I still thought you were bigger than life. RIP Chad.
Bonnie Clouse
Chad, We became good friends even though I came to Nordhoff during the last part of the 11th grade. I've shared your story with many a friend and I'll never forget how caring a person you were when I need another friend.
Thank you so much
Much Love
Bonnie Clouse York
Dianne Larson (Hicks)
Gone, but never forgotten. I hope you are dancing in the skies...think of you so very often. Best dance partner a girl could ever have...remember how we won first place so many times...
To think I saw you before you left for the second and last round of Viet Nam...to see everyone at your funeral...very sad. Tears. Have the rubbing from the WALL that I made of your name. Always wondered what if...
Stan Kidder
Chad and I were in the same Boy Scout troop. We climbed Mt. Whitney together at summer camp in, I think, 1963.